John Horgan has made some changes to his cabinet and among those to gain new duties is Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen now in charge of Municipal Affairs |
As we surmised late last week, some internal changes were in store for the John Horgan Cabinet and while not a full scale cabinet shuffle, the moves announced today will see some MLA's assigned some new duties.
This afternoon, the Premier announced that Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen will be moving up to a new post as Minister of Municipal Affairs, he takes on his duties as MLA Josie Osborne shifts portfolios to take on the duties of Minister of Land, Water and Resources Stewardship and Minster for Fisheries.
To the appointment of Mr. Cullen to his new post the Premier had the following to say.
"I have now also appointed Nathan Cullen to be the Minister for Municipal Affairs. And I have known Nathan for almost twenty years, he served fifteen years as a Member of Parliament in one of the vastest constituencies in Canada ... He's also been of course at our table working with the professional public service to put in place the foundations for the Ministry that we are announcing today.
I want to thank Nathan very much for that work. And of course thank him and acknowledge that his skill set coming to this new position as minister responsible for Municipal Affairs is absolutely critical to how we move forward with respect to climate change and of course coming out of the pandemic.
Nathan is a superior communicator, which means that in my mind he listens, he synthesizes complex issues and he's able to communicate those back in a way that the public can understand.
So I'm very much looking forward to the work that he will be doing with Regional Governments, Municipal Governments, Indigenous Governments to ensure that the province of British Columbia the government that I have the honour of running and overseeing is focused on making sure that the needs of municipal governments, the needs of local government are being heard at our cabinet table and steps are being taken to meet the extraordinary challenges that that level of government is focused on each and every day"
As for the new ministry that Ms. Osborne will take on the scope of the position looks as follows"
“The new ministry for land stewardship reflects the fact that natural resources are foundational to our province and they are the backbone of many local economies. Minister Josie Osborne’s experience and skill will help government bring more predictability to the land base, while protecting B.C.’s natural heritage and ensuring the benefits are shared more widely now and in the future.”“By working together and putting people first, we have laid the foundation for B.C. to come through these challenging times even stronger. The people of B.C. can count on Josie, Nathan and Doug to work hard every day to deliver on our commitments to build a stronger B.C. where no one is left behind.” -- Premier John Horgan
No need to come to Prince Rupert as Minister of Municipal Affairs Nathan.
ReplyDeleteOur city leadership and local MLA have put in the hard work already.
You will never see a more vibrant, healthy community like Prince Rupert.
We are a well governed, liveable, safe, economically resilient, socially and environmentally responsible.
All the best in your new role!
Facetious